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Deck of Cards by Hank Williamsالقصائد الغناءيه -текстове на песни -texty -paroles -στίχοι -गीतletras -songteksten -тексты песен -versuri -tekst utworu -testi -the text of the song - - نص الاغنيةтекста на песента -tekst pjesme -text písně -teksten til sangen -teksti, laulu -le texte de la chanson -το κείμενο του τραγουδιού -पाठ के गीतEl texto de la canción -de tekst van het lied -der Text des Liedes -teksten til sangen -o texto da canção -Текст песни -textul de la piesa -Texten till låten -il testo della canzone

Deck of Cards by Hank Williams

     

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During the North African Campaign,
A bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike.
They arrived in a little town called Casino.
The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys went to church.
A sergeant commanded the boys in church.

After the Chaplain read the prayer, the text was taken up next.
Those of the boys that had a prayer book took them out.
One boy had only a deck of cards, and he spread them out.
The sergeant saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put away those cards."
After the service was over,
The soldier was taken prisoner
And brought before the Provost Marshall.

The Marshall said, "Sergeant, why have you brought this man here?"
"For playing cards in church, Sir," was the response.
The Marshall asked the soldier, "And what have you to say for yourself, son?"
"Much, Sir," replied the soldier.
The Marshall stated,
"I hope so, for if not I will punish you
More than any man was ever punished."
The soldier said, "Sir,
I have been on the march for about six months.
I have neither bible nor a prayer book,
But I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of my intentions."
And with that, the boy started his story

"You see, sir, when I look at the Ace,
It reminds me that there is but one God.
And the deuce reminds me that the bible is divided into two parts:
The Old and the New Testaments.
When I see the trey, I think of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
And when I see the four, I think of the four evangelists
Who preached the Gospel: there was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
And when I see the five,
It reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps;
There were ten of them:
Five were wise and were saved, five were foolish and were shut out.
When I see the six,
It reminds me that in six days God made this heaven and earth.
And when I see the seven,
It reminds me that on the seventh day, God rested from his great work.
And when I see the eight,
I think of the eight righteous persons that
God saved when he destroyed the earth:
There was Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives.
And when I see the nine,
I think of the lepers our saviour cleansed,
And that nine of the ten didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments
That God handed down to Moses on a tablet of stone.
When I see the King,
It reminds me that there is
But one King of Heaven, God Almighty.
And when I see the Queen,
I think of the blessed Virgin Mary who is the Queen of Heaven.
And the Jack or Knave is the Devil.

When I count the number of spots in a deck of cards,
I find 365, the number of days in a year.
There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four suits, the number of weeks in a month.
There are twelve picture cards, the number of months in a year.
There are thirteen tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter.

So you see, Sir,
My deck of cards serves me as a bible,
An almanac and a prayer book."

"And friends, this is a true story.
I know, I was that soldier."

Writer : T. TEXAS TYLER
Copyright : Lyrics © WINDSWEPT HOLDINGS LLC, CARLIN AMERICA INC, Universal Music Publishing Group

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